Eight Aussie startups to join Google’s AI accelerator program
Google Australia have announced the inaugural cohort of eight Artificial Intelligence (AI)-focussed Aussie startups who will join a 10-week AI accelerator program offering mentorship from Google AI experts, technical support, networking and workshops.
Eight finalists will join the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program, an equity-free, hybrid accelerator program tailored for Seed and Series A Aussie startups building AI and ML-driven platforms and products.
The AI First program is part of Google Australia’s $1 billion Digital Future Initiative and is designed to help Aussie startups that are building and discovering AI and ML solutions grow rapidly and responsibly. It expands on Google’s commitment to foster local AI innovation through initiatives such as the recent AI Sprint and Google Certificates.
“Australia is a trailblazer in AI innovation and has a vibrant startup industry. Under the Digital Future Initiative, we’re excited to be fostering that potential,” said Scott Riddle, Google Australia and New Zealand.
“The AI Accelerator will give these AI-focused startups support, mentorship, and resources to grow rapidly and responsibly. We look forward to working with these incredible Australian businesses to help shape the future of AI innovation in Australia.”
The eight finalists who will join the accelerator are:
- Asseti: Streamlines asset management processes by providing automated condition reporting and predictive maintenance.
- BuildShip: Low-code visual way to create backend APIs, automate complex workflows, and quickly integrate any tool using AI.
- Fetch: Building the go-to app to simplify pet health and help Australian pets thrive with insight-backed pet insurance.
- GigaBuddy: An AI-powered platform designed to revolutionise online communities by empowering community managers with intelligent, empathetic tools.
- LoveHeart: An intelligent teaching assistant that uncovers insights into a child’s development and helps teachers plan what to do next.
- Marqo: A platform to train, embed and retrieve vector embeddings, empowering users to build powerful retrieval applications for search, recommendations and RAG.
- Sauce AI: Real-time, AI customer insights for product and customer-facing teams.
- Springboards: AI-powered creative agency designed to inspire and accelerate the best creative minds.
